Job Description
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift work (4 on - 4 off) 7a-7p, 7p-7a)
Permanent
Salary: £21,730 - £23,177 Per Annum
Closing date: 31st March 2023
Interview Date: 11th April 2023
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly.
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.
A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
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- To undertake training or additional training as identified by the requirements of the Trust.
- To undertake regular foot patrols of the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust in general and the Accident and Emergency Department in particular in order to :
- Deter criminal activity against Trust property , staff, patients and visitors
- Deter criminal activity against Trust property , staff, patients and visitors
- Reassure staff , patients and visitors that there is a security presence
- Detect resolve and report security breaches such as insecure buildings , departments etc
- Detect and resolve and report Health and Safety hazards
- Detect, resolve and report fire hazards e.g. blocked fire exits escape routes
- Provide routing assistance and guidance to patients and visitors
- Enforcement of all Trust policies and procedures
Here at George Eliot our vision to‘excel at patient care’takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate employees who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, on-site discounted gym, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
The preservation of good order on Trust property, including
- The protection of patients, staff, contractors and visitors against violent acts and abuse
- The protection of Trust property against loss, theft, damage and waste
- The protection of property belonging to patients ,staff ,visitors and contractors against loss, theft and damage
- To provide assistance with routine and emergency portering duties when requested as determined by the LSMS and Team Leaders
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- To undertake training or additional training as identified by the requirements of the Trust.
- To undertake regular foot patrols of the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust in general and the Accident and Emergency Department in particular in order to :
- Deter criminal activity against Trust property , staff, patients and visitors
- Deter criminal activity against Trust property , staff, patients and visitors
- Reassure staff , patients and visitors that there is a security presence
- Detect resolve and report security breaches such as insecure buildings , departments etc
- Detect and resolve and report Health and Safety hazards
- Detect, resolve and report fire hazards e.g. blocked fire exits escape routes
- Provide routing assistance and guidance to patients and visitors
- Enforcement of all Trust policies and procedures
- To provide emergency response to incidents on Trust premises to protect the safety for all staff patients and visitors from acts of violence or aggression and to protect Trust and staff property Incidents include and are not restricted to:
- Assaults on staff
- Fighting between patients and visitors
- Assisting police and prison service with violent prisoners on hospital premises
- Public order
- Verbal abusive and threatening behaviour
- Threat with weapons
- Theft
- Criminal damage
- Burglary
- Arson
- Car Crime
- Fire incidents including liaison with the fire brigade
- Removing trespassers from the hospital premises
- Infant abductions
- Bomb threats
- Major Incidents
- Firearms (real and imitation )
Dealing with any of the above with people who may:
- Be under the influence of alcohol, drugs or other substances misuse
- Be suffering from mental health illness, learning difficulties , trauma, adverse reaction to medication, clinical conditions affecting ability to be responsible for their own actions, shock, bereavement
- Be in the act of committing crime and need to be apprehended and detained until the police arrive
- Be unhappy angry with treatment provided (or lack of it) by the organisation or by the conduct of the staff
- Have no right to be on the Trust premises and may need to be persuaded to leave or physically removed from the Trust premises
Provide covert and overt security presence for wards and departments where there is advance warning of potentially violent behaviour by staff patients and visitors on the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust premises in the event that staff are unable to deal with conflict
To provide assistance to the Mental Health Liaison Nurse specifically in the Accident and Emergency but also throughout the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust with regard to possible violent patients awaiting assessment or sectioning under the Mental Health Act
To carry out lock ups of nominated buildings at the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust at night and to unlock on the morning, ensure that the main entrances are secure at night sand weekends in accordance with local procedures
To work within the security control room to direct other officers in response to incidents on site , calls for assistance and to operate radio communications system, requests for entry (through main doors) to monitor and respond to intruder alarm and personal alarm response (pinpoint) and to ensure that appropriate responses are made
To operate the CCTV system with due regard to:
- Code of Practice and procedures
- Understanding surveillance and individual roles
- Evidence and the law in relation to digital and video recordings
- Human rights and civil liberties
- Data Protection Act 1998
- Local knowledge
- Confidentiality , accountability and privacy
The post holder will operate the body worn camera in all calls for assistance to include but are not restricted to:
- Incidents of verbal abuse
- Incidents of Physical aggression
- Persons attempting suicide of self-harm (mental health concerns )
- Car crime
- Issuing enforcement notices on motor vehicles for car parking issues
- Incidents of potential child protection issues
- Non-compliance with the Trust No smoking policy
- Suspicious people
To respond to intruder alarm systems activations in buildings and departments in order to:
- Investigate cause of intruder alarm activation internal and external search of premises
- If false alarm to reset the alarm and secure the building
- If any signs of intruders in building to call the police and await for arrival
- If the building is empty but has been burgled or subject to criminal damage call the police and preserve the scene of crime
- To obtain authorisation to call out on call department staff and engineers to make good any damage and to secure the building - department as far as reasonable practical
- To provide a report to the Local Security Management Specialist/Deputy Facilities Manager
To ensure all control room records are maintained and follow up actions are carried out as necessary
- Daily occurrence log book
- Incident reports - witness statements
- Evidence material saved
- Defect book
- Key book
- Body worn camera book
- Alarm activation folder
- Security use of force procedure (Datix submission)
To liaise with the local Police as required including:
- Preservation of crime scene
- Handing over detained suspects and briefing police officers with regard to alleged crimes
- Giving written Statements
- Collation of evidence including CCTV and body worn camera evidence
To assist in the prevention of loss of property through physical patrols and CCTV monitoring and carry out preliminary investigations into the loss of property belonging to the Trust, their staff, patients and visitors
To participate in the contingency plans in place for internal and external emergencies
To ensure that all security faults are reported to the Team Leader – Portering and Security supervisor
To undertake monitoring of all Trust car parks issuing enforcement notices and ensuring free flow of traffic at all times.
Undertake proactive checks on staff and visitor car parks, ensuring staff permits are in date,
and checking there is no unauthorised parking.
To undertake routing and emergency portering duties when requested as determined by the LSMS, Deputy Facilities Manager or Team Leader
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